I saw this on the Danessa website when I was ordering the mini Pastel Dreams and before I even really thought about it...I had ordered this one too. I regret not picking up most of her past palettes...and I wanted this one. And I also really want the III and IV. I don't think those will be released again...so I'll have to be happy with just getting this one.
So without further ado, let's take a look.
There are 18 shades in a variety of finishes. I lost the sheet that gives her descriptions so we will have to stick with mine. We have iridescent, flaky shades, multi-chromes, and metallics. Probably some that I am missing.
It comes in a beautiful packaging. It is cardboard with an extra plastic piece on the outside. Really gorgeous. I don't expect that it will look pristine for too long- cardboard takes a beating.
Please note I wasn't able to take photos that really capture the sparkles/color accurately. But they are gorgeous and absolutely brilliant on the eyes.
We will start with the first row.
We have Resilient- a gorgeous baby blue iridescent...maybe a bit of silver in it. And a hint of teal. It's a gorgeous sparkly shade. I don't wear this shade of blue often but it is nice to layer with other blues. And probably would be great with some purples.
Then we have Radiant. It's an orange in the pan with flashes of green and red. It's like a glittery multi-chrome. It seems pretty similar to the shade Higher in the Lightwork VI. I think this one is more sparkly but its flash is very similar. Not sure I needed both...I do like the shades with green...just a little patted in the center of a green look really takes it there.
Then we have Centered. A flaky shade! My favorite type of shades. It has a more natural flash so I'm thinking I can use it in everyday bronze looks. It does flash green and it's incredibly sparkly and dynamic on the eyes. I also do love it with some green. I prefer this one over centered. Also a good one to dab into some green looks.
Next up, Protected. This one is unique to any of the Danessa palettes I have. The main sparkle shade is purple and it flashes pink at some angles. So nice to have this shade- in the DM palettes I have there are ton of pinks but purples. I love wearing purples so I am just I will get a ton of use out of it.
Then we have Evolving. I really wanted more greens and this scratches that itch. I don't have a great way to wear it yet..but I'm sure I'll come up with something....
The shade Strong is a big reason of why I picked the palette up in the first place. It is vibrant blue/purple/pink shift. I played with it a bit today with some purples and I love it. I was a little intimidated by it at first...but I'll be wearing this one outside soon.
Brave is a textured flaky shade that is brilliant on so many colors- blues, greens, purples. I think it might be one of my faves in the palette. It has very pretty light blue, turquoise sparkle to it.
Fierce is a gorgeous red /green/yellow multi-chrome. The red isn't as red on my skin tone. I like it though..but I definitely like other shades more.
Fearless is like a green/red/pink? It's really hard to tell what shade it actually is. Due to that I don't think I will reach for it a ton..until I figure out what I like to wear it with. I haven't even been tempted to dig into it and I've had the palette a couple weeks now. Looking at it, I do like the green shift- it seems a bit more on the lime side compared to the other greens.
Inspring is one that I'm not sure I will get a lot of wear out of. It's a silvery purple shade? Maybe. I need to try it as a lid highlight shade.
Abundant is the second reason I bought this palette. I love a green and this shade is brilliant. A very in your face green. It shifts blue/purple/lighter green. Dynamic!
Invincible is the Silver with Silver sparkles. It is the ultimate silver shade. I don't wear silver a lot but this is a great stepping out shade. It is textured and flaky. It looks really nice as a topper shade if you apply it lightly.
Unstoppable- I don't know why I haven't reached for this one...it doesn't have a special finish but it's a very pretty color. Probably makes a great based for some of the purple and blue multi-chrome shades.
Powerful is a multi-chrome. It's similar to Unstoppable and Unbreakable...but this one is a multi-chrome finish. I need to see what it looks like on my lids. It has a lot of green shift to it.
Unbreakable is another shade that doesn't have a super special finish. It looks like a satin metallic with subtle shimmer. I need to try this on my eyes because their shades do come to life on the eyes in a way they never do in a swatch.
And last up..Enough. Gorgeous green. I don't know that this shade of green is flattering on me but I'm gonna make it work. It has the same finish as Unbreakable.
I'm blown away by this palette and it really is so fun to play with..it is the perfect companion palette to make some of my older/outdated/boring formulas come to life. It was expensive but for me...worth it!
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